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You ever feel like someone should just map out all the messy, chaotic, sometimes soul-sucking feelings that come with being a creative person?

Well… no one has. So I did.

Welcome to the Envy League, and welcome to Part I of The Anatomy of Envy — a two-part emotional expedition through the weird and winding terrain between jealousy and turning it into your creative superpower.

There’s no step-by-step guide here. No motivational fluff. Just one very curious creative (hi, I’m Matthew) trying to chart the uncharted.

In this episode, we set off into the creative unknown — tracing a non-linear, choose-your-own-adventure through the Wastelands of Jealousy, the deceptive calm of Admiration Station, and the uncanny weirdness of Imitation Island (where your favorite ideas start wearing your face).

Think less creative self-help, more creative side quest. So get in. We’ve got envy to explore.

You know the one.
The idea that popped into your head and made you pause.
It was too simple. Too messy. Too “obvious” to say out loud (obviously).

So you didn’t.
And then someone else did.
Now their name’s all over it.

In this episode of The Envy League, host Matthew Doherty breaks down the fear of saying your big stupid idea — and shows why that throwaway thought might actually be your easiest win, your creative cheat code, or someone else’s breakout moment.

Through brainstorm confessions, creative truths, and three damn good reasons to speak up, you’ll learn:
• Why your messiest idea still matters
• How to spot the hidden gold in what someone else almost said
• And why “stupidly simple” might be the smartest thing you can say out loud

Plus: 4 creators who post ideas out loud so good, they’ll give you the push to finally say yours and instantly upgrade your algorithm with a follow.

Ready to stop overthinking and start saying your ideas out loud?
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New episodes drop every Tuesday.

What if one simple question could rewire the way you see every idea?

Welcome to The Envy League, a podcast that turns jealousy into your creative super power.

In this first episode, host Matthew Doherty explores what happens when jealousy spirals and how asking why—again and again—can flip it into something better: envy. The good kind. The smooth, smart, emotionally intelligent kind that fuels originality instead of blocking it.

Through stories of Harry Potter avoidance, Ari Aster obsession, and a spiral over KPop Demon Hunters, Matthew shows how chasing your whys uncovers patterns, sparks new thinking, and brings you closer to the big ideas in pop culture you wish you made first.

Hit play. Your initiation into The Envy League starts now.

Have you ever seen something so good, it wrecks you just knowing it wasn’t yours? Ever had an idea… until someone else made it first? Same.

Welcome to The Envy League, the show that turns jealousy into what everyone else will be drooling over next.

Hosted by creative director and envy expert Matthew Doherty, this podcast dives into the ideas we’re obsessed with in culture. The kind that make you say, “Why didn’t I think of that?!”

Each week, we break it all down: why we're obsessed, what makes it so good, and how to turn jealousy into your next envy-worthy idea.

Hit follow on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts to be the first to hear Episode 1 when it drops Tuesday, August 19.